Train-order holding and delivering device.



L. J. GREENE & G. BURDETT. TRAIN ORDER HOLDING AND DELIVERING DEVICE APPLICATION IILED'OOT. 2'1, 1908. I

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Patented Jan. 12, 1909. A

Application filed October 21, 1908. Serial No. llilfifiti.

To all whom it may (301568770;

Be it known that we, LEWIS J. Greene and Goornn Bcnon'r'r, citizens of the United States, residing at Tioga, in the county of Tioga and State of l ennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Train-()rder Holdinn and Delivering Device, of which the following is a specification lhis invention relates to train order holdto in and delivering devices and has for its object to provide means for delivering orders to the engineer or conductor oi a moving train without the necc y o't stopping the train or without danger to the operator is; or recipient of the order.

A further object is to provide a. holder including handle having a pair of spring clan'iping arms secured thereto and arranged to receive a hoop, the latter being provided with means for supporting a train order or other message so that the engineer or ct 1161 person on a train may readily detach the hoop from the holder by passinghis arm through the hoop as the train travels past a :5 station.

A still further object. of the invention is generally to improve this class of devices so as to increase their, utility, durability and eliiciency as well as to reduce the cost of so manufacture.

Further objects and advantages will appear in the following description, it being \niderstood that various changes in form,

proportions and minor details of construction inayhe resorted to Within the scope of the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification :Figure l is a perspective view of the holder with the order carrying hoop in position thereon. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the order carr 'ing hoop detached.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all of the figures of the drawings. The device forming the subject the present invention includes an handle 5 to one end of which. is

pairpf spring clamping jaws (5.

The clamping jaws 6 are each preferably formed of a single piece of metal bent upon itself to produce a segmental groove 7, the fixed ends of the jaws being disposed substantially parallel with each other and rivcted or otherwise rigidly secured to the ad matter of operating secured a jacent end of the handle, as indicated at 8. T he grooves 7 oi the damping jaws are arranged in horizontal alinenient with each other to form a pocket for the reception of the order carrying hoop or ring, indicated at 9.

The hoop or ring 9 is preferably formed of a single piece of wire, the adjacent ends of which are overlapped and thence extenoed laterally to produce a loop ll) defining a plurality of pairs of spring clamping jaws ll adapted to receive train order or similar message l2. 7

The wire forming the opposite ends of the hoop is coiled or twisted around 'the'inain body of the hoop, as indicated at 13, thereby portions of the wire constituting the 11 in contact with each other so as to firmly grip the train order when the latter is p ositioned between said jaws.

Attention is here called to the fact that; the free ends of the clamping 6 are deflected laterally at 14 so as to assist in guiding the ring or hoop 9 within the seating grooves "l', the arms 6 iossessing sufficient resiliency to temporarily support the hoop or ring in the holder, but perinit said hoop or ring to be readily withdrawn from the clamping jaws when a slight. pull is exerted on said hoop or ring.

In operation, a train order or other message is introduced within the loop 10 and then'pressed laterally between either pair of clamping jaws 11 after which the hoop inserted in the groove 7 of the holder.

The operator then grasps the handle 5 and supports the holder together with the hoop in the path of movement of a passing train so that the engineer or conductor on said train may readily pass his arm through the hoop and detach the same from the holder, thereby to permit the removal. of the train order. A t'ter theord or is retrieved the hoop ring 9 may be thrown of at the neat station or any other suitable disposition inadoof the same.

The holder and order carrying hoop are preferably made of galvanized iron so that the same may readily seen at ni ht, but if desired, the some may he nicked, japanned or otherwise coated or protected.

From the foregoing description, it, will be seen that there is provided an extremely simnle, inexpensive and efficient device edinirably adapted for the attainment of the ends in view.

Having thus described the invention What is claimed is l. A device of the class described including 2i hoop having its adjacent ends overlapped. and permanently secured to the body of the hoop to produce a closed loop adapted to receive and clamp train order.

2. A device of the class described including it hoop having its opposite ends over-- lapped and permanently secured to the body of the hoop, the ovenlapped ends of the hoop l'ieing extended laterally to produce a closed loop defining co-acting jaws adapted to receive and clamp a train order.

A device of the class described including a holder, end. a hoop detechnhly secured to the holder and formed of a single piece of Wire, the adjacent ends of which are overlapped and coiled around the body of the hoop that portion of the Wire at the over hipped ends thereof being extended laterally to produce an intermediate loop defining clamping aws adapted to receive e train order:

seesaw having its adjacent ends over-lapped and coiled around the body of the hoop, the over-lapped ends of the Wire being extended laterally to produce a loop, and the Wires on each side of said loop arranged parallel with each other to form a plurality of spring clmnping jaws adapted to engage a train order. r

5 A device of the class described compri ing a handle, spring clamping arms secured In said handle and having registering grooves formed therein, and a train order supporting: hoop seated in said grooves, the free endst the clamping arms being deflected. laterally to f st in guiding the hoop Within the grooves.

in testimony that we claim the foregoing :is our own We have hereto ellixed our signatures in the presence of two Witnesses.

LEWIS J. GREENE. GGULlE BURDETT,

ll itnesses l S. SEER/ENS, L. H. Leo'mne 

